As everyone knows, especially after being in this class for a week, media is now a huge factor in our lives. We absolutely love to be able to go on our phones and looking at things such as the weather, is only a few seconds away. However, are things like this taking over our lives? Facebook is a huge new media that almost everyone has. "Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004" according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook. As of July 2011, Facebook has over 750 million users, and it is being used worldwide. It is most active among highschoolers and college students, but has such a wide age variety, as my 8 year old cousin and my 75 year old grandma both have facebook. However, has facebook become so addictive it's taking over our lives?
Facebook has become very addictive in our society. For a lot of people, if they aren't on Facebook, they are thinking about it. I will be one of the first to admit that I love my Facebooking. My excuse is I love to be socail with people, and Facebook gives me an excuse to keep in touch with people, and that's how I use it. Even while writting this blog I got distracted because I checked my Facebook. It is just flat out addictive, and I'm not really sure why. However for some people, it has crossed that line. There have been numerous reports of child neglect because his or her parents couldn't get off of it. "Last Friday, I had three clients in my office with Facebook problems," said Paula Pile, a marriage and family therapist in Greensboro, North Carolina. "It's turned into a compulsion -- a compulsion to dissociate from your real world and go live in the Facebook world." http://articles.cnn.com/2009-04-23/health/ep.facebook.addict_1_facebook-page-facebook-world-social-networking?_s=PM:HEALTH. So why is Facebook so addictive that it has literally ruined peoples lives?
I just read a story about a lady called an old friend from highschool, and the husband answered the phone and said his wife was too busy to talk, because she was too deep in Facebook, and had been for several hours. Husband reports that when his wife is on Facebook, she is close to being unresponsive. Reports say it's so addictive because it's a great way to keep up with old friends, show photos of fun trips, or just everyday activities with your friends. Facebook is not only that. Now it has quizzes, games, pokes I mean the list goes on and on, and has become an everyday activity. http://www.thematrixfiles.net/blog/why-is-facebook-so-addictive/.
All in all, I think Facebook is a great new media. I love being able to catch up with people. There are many friends I would never ever talk to if it wasn't for Facebook. I am just saying that it needs to be kept under control, and maybe not spend every waking minute on it.
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